Linkpost | 7.17.2013
• Spygate Lawsuit Accuses NSA of Unconstitutional ‘Dragnet Electronic Surveillance’ – A broad coalition of groups sues the NSA in the wake of disclosures about its electronic surveillance. • Responding...
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• SOPA died in 2012, but Obama administration wants to revive part of it – A proposal would make it a felony to stream illegally posted songs. In theory, it would criminalize covers of songs posted to...
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Facebook buys WhatsApp in $19 billion deal
Facebook is paying a whopping $19 billion in cash and stock to buy mobile messaging company WhatsApp. The deal includes $4 billion in cash and $12 billion in Facebook stock. In addition, WhatsApp’s...
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WhatsApp makes more news with Internet voice service
WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum announces more news at World Mobile Congress. Photo by Bloomberg News WhatsApp, fresh off its blockbuster $19 billion deal with Facebook, said Monday that the mobile messaging...
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Consumer privacy groups seek FTC review of Facebook-WhatsApp deal
Two consumer rights groups on Thursday petitioned the Federal Trade Commission to block Facebook from accessing the phone numbers and other personal data of WhatsApp’s 465 million users. The...
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Airbnb could be worth $10 billion
Airbnb founders Nathan Blecharczyk, Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky (Airbnb) There’s another money mint in town as San Francisco startup Airbnb is reportedly in talks to raise funds that would value the...
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